The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-24
NEW UNION LABOR PARTY.
Proceedings Incident to the Bringing
Forth Of Political Bantling.
Text of the Declaration Of Principles Upon
Which the Founders of the New Party
Expect to Unite the Country's Workers.


to order. The other half was either busy at
committee work, or was disinclined to early
work 1t was ordered that list of all delegates
be furnished by each State and Territory for
publication in The proceedings
The committee credentials made their final
report On motion of Mr.. Taylor, of Wisconsin,
vote of thanks rendered the committee
The business not being pressing, delegate
moved that gavel be procured for the use of
the chairman, and the vote was formally taken
and carried.
On motion of Mrs. Severance of Wisconsin,
the rules were suspended, and Mr. Croker, of
Kansas was permitted to explain the Oklahoma
movement and TO present preamble and reso
luton in regard TO that matter. Mr.. Croker pro-
ceeded TO read preamble recting the action of
Congress with reference to the acquiring of that
ground, its grant to railroad company and Its
subsequent forfeiture, and declaring that this
land is now III possession of a vast cattle synd-
cate by undue influence of United States courts
army and other officers, and closing by resou
ton severely censuring the action of the pres
ent administration and demanding the passage
If the pending Oklahoma BILL and if this
Congress does not pass this bill. then requesting
the President to convene the next Congress IL
r.
then In an imprisoned manner, went on to
sneak of me wrongs of the Oklahoma colonists
His point was that the railroad corporation and
the cattle syndicate were holding possession of
that country by the power of military mob
He would not call it army: it was military
mob. He pictured the peaceful purposes of the
settlers. anxious to get homes, and the gross
outraCes inflicted upon them-arrested, sub
lected to indignities-in one case resulting in
death to the wife of one of these men seeking
home. He closed with the hope that his resolu
ton, when presented for action, would be
accepted without a dissenting vote.
The chairman announced that he had several
communications from delegates who found
themselves too poor to attend, and from
Portland, Me-, was read. It was signed by B.
H. Gordon, and appealed to the convention to
set aside personal feeling and animosties, and
unite in wise action
Mr.. B. S. Taylor, of Pennsylvania, got the
floor and delivered invective against the
farmers of the country for creating such vile
Congress as supports this Oklahoma crime.
'Wny,' said he, you send only the offscourings
of society to Congress. / know that, for have
been there myself" lGreat laughter He pro-
ceeded TO condemn Congress, but to censure the
people more for sending such a Congress to
Washington
Moses Smith, of Indiana by consent. took FIVE
minutes to. censure the Oklahoma resolution
which he declared to be patch work The pur-
pose of the convention broader and he pro-
tested against frittaring away time on small is
sues
Under the rules the resolution went to the
committee but Mr. Ridgely of Kansas moved
to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution,
but upon vigorous protests he withdrew the mo-
ton.
The committee resolutions not being ready
to report, Mr.. G. t. Jones, of Wisconsin, got the
floor, byiconsent, and said the main question be-
fore the country to get rid of the prblc and
sccrnorate indebtedness of this country. He sup
ne1ts ! a441s~rre citing fatte TO show
the great burden on tie people caused by the in
ct.hp rip .alt Ia ha cd
was, by law, to reduce and remove that debt
This included a graduated income tax, the lend
ing of money by the government to the States.
the States to lend to the counties. and the coun-
ties to the smaller municipalities the govern
znent to lend at per cent. the States at per
cent, the counties al per cent
Mrs Severance of Milwaukee, by request, ad-
dressed the convention In her view, the con-
dtiops in this country had produced two class
es-the moneyed class and the wage slaves She
prophesied shortly the further slavery of the de-
NAL of free speech, unless the power of the great
king monopoly is curtailed. Our government
now, she declared of money by money,
for money In conclusion she outlined the plat
form which should be adopted.
Calls were made for Jesse Harper of Illinois,
and he appeared and made ringing and char
.acteristc speech, the chief burden being the
wrong cansed By the watered stocks of the rail
roads and telegraph monopoes He declared
that tho coming child of promise would swear
by all the gods that there should be no freight
or passenger rates watered stock His re
marks were closed by the arrival of the hour for
the noon concert the Music Hall organ, and
the convention, at II o'clock, adjourned until
o'clock.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Waters, OF Hi
nois, offered motion that the Chair shall ap
point committee Of fve permanent organi
cation, to take charge of the organization of thu
new party throughout the country. The Chai
declared the motion out of order at this time.
Mr.. Eaton, of Illinois, by unanimous consent
offered scheme for the organization of the ney
party, outlining plan for local clue organiza
lions, and accompanied it with explanations
Mrs. Elizabeth Culbertson. of Michigan. an,
Airs. j. V. Emery, also of Michigan made ad
dresses. After hearing other speakers with n
report from the committee on resolutions tn
convention adjourned to p NJ.
AT the evening session, Chairman Rober
Schilling, of the committee on resolutions, pre-
scented the report of that committee. He e1
planned the long delay in preparing 1t by sayin
that the many interests involved and the man
suggestions made, amounting to more than tw
hundred in all, necesstated much time in agree
ing upon platform, which is as follows:
The delegates of various industrial and reform pt
Gtcal organizations have assembled from thirty
States and Territories this anniversary of the brit
OF The Father of his Country to view the situato
of public affairs and advise proper action. gener
discomfort prevails the part of the wealth pre-
ducers. Farmers are suffering froIn poverty whic
has forced most of them to mortgage their estates
prices of products low TO offer relief e.
cept through bankruptcy. Laborers sinking int
greater and greater dependence; strikes al
fesortea 10 without bringing rener because or the II
ability Of employers, in many cases, to pay Twin
wages. while more and moro are driven into tn
streets. Business men find collections almost in
possible, and meantime hundreds of millions of id
public money which is needed for relief is locked
In the United States Treasury in grim mockery Of ii
distress; land monopoly hourishes never befor
and more and more owners of the soil are daily b
coming tenants. Great transportation corporation
still succeed in extcrtng their profits upon water,
stock through unjust charges
The United States Senate has become an open sea
DIAL its seats being purchased by the rich in open dc
nnce Of TIE popular VIA.
trifing fisheries dispute is seized upon e
rise for squandering public money upon essa
military preparations which are designed to breed
spirit of to ape European despotism. and
empty the treasury without paying the public del
Under these and other alarming conditions we appe